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The Illustrated Man

Ray Bradbury

DID NOT FINISH: 21%

Wasn't fully engaged but not a full dnf

The Wilds

Sarah Pearse

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

Just was not capturing my interest at all!

Dracula Park

Dana Grigorcea

DID NOT FINISH: 41%

I couldn't tell you what's happened, a but dull and I've far too many other things to read to continue

Sandwich

Catherine Newman

DID NOT FINISH: 4%

Don't like the writing style or tense used

The Hunters

Karl Ammann, Katherine Ammann

DID NOT FINISH: 16%

Just wasn't capturing my interest

You Shouldn't Be Here

Lauren Thoman

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

Too dull

The Hitchcock Hotel

Stephanie Wrobel

DID NOT FINISH: 33%

Dnf at 127pages. Thought it was building up but it was just dragging. Highly anticipated read based on the premise but it was sitting at a 3* read and I was finding it dull with characters who are unlikeable and I don't really care who lives or who dies.

The Christmas Murder Game

Alexandra Benedict

DID NOT FINISH: 1%

Hackneyed similes. No. Just no.

Reading other reviews I think it wise to leave alone.

Case Histories

Kate Atkinson

DID NOT FINISH: 44%

Dnf at 44%
Not for me, I was out off by the unnecessary use of a racial slur for a black cat, characters are stereotypes and it's just inane.

The Shards

Bret Easton Ellis

DID NOT FINISH: 62%

Decided to DNF at 62%

I love American Psycho, I love the satirical and dark comedy elements, the commentary on consumerism, materialism and consumption.

So I went into this knowing BEE'S focus and style, knowing his focus on labels and societal show off points and knowing he's pretty graphic with sex and violence.

Despite knowing all that I'm just bored and don't care.

This book is too long with too little story. Too many repetitive scenes and conversations.

Marketed as horror thriller autofiction there's no horror or thriller coming through.

It's just horny AF and overall I'm not connected enough or enthralled enough to want to continue.

Gutted as I bought the Hardback (thankfully holiday money so doesnt feel like a complete waste), and I had really been anticipating this.

I'd rather reread American Psycho, Rules of Attraction and Less Than Zero as all three combined basically make up this book and in a far more entertaining way.